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Conroe, TX

McDade Park - Old Layout

3.935(based on 27 reviews)
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sam_puck
Experience: 22.1 years 21 played 14 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Conroe's cranky neighbors 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 11, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Concrete tee pads. Variety of shots. Big beautiful trees. Well maintained park with facilities. Quiet, shaded, tee signs with distances. Water barely comes into play on 2 holes.

Cons:

There are houses which are pretty much ON the course. I had one errant throw that landed in their front yard on the edge of their flower bed. I quickly strolled over to retrieve it, and exited just as fast. This was not the fenced yard and there was no signs here. I still heard voices from INSIDE the house, discussing their disdain. It did not damage anything and I don't see the harm in this at all. If the people hate the sport so much, why don't they move. I would LOVE to have a disc golf course across the street from my house! Especially one of this caliber.

Other Thoughts:

It has been 3 or 4 years since I played this, before the other day, so the new holes were a little more difficult than the rest of the course. I did get a little lost with the new configuration. I miss living close to this course. I'd play here everyday. I can't wait to go back.
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SpringDgLover
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.1 years 107 played 25 reviews
4.00 star(s)

A Gem In Conroe 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 17, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

A beautiful well maintained park housing excellent facilities for basketball, beach volleyball, baseball.... and let us not forget a great disc golf course as well. Full of large mature trees providing excellent shade and ascetics, this is one of the prettier parks in the Houston area. The course offers a wide variety of holes ranging from hole #1 a wide open 400+ footer along the San Jacinto river to hole #5 a 153 foot precision shot through dense trees, this course has just about everything. As mentioned before the concrete tee boxes are great and the stone tee markers are quite nice (since the course re-design some of these signs seem to have been misplaced). The community of Conroe has really embraced disc golf and it shows in the way they maintain and have updated this course. The course was just updated recently and the three new holes are excellent.

Cons:

As some other reviewers have already mentioned, it is imperative to be wary of the disc golf hating neighbor who resides along what is now hole 4 and I believe 10. Other than that I really don't have much else to gripe about when it comes to this course. I will agree that 17 (used to be 14) can be a crap shoot but other than that I think every hole is fair and fun.

Other Thoughts:

This is one of the three best courses in the Houston area IMHO and with its recent update it has gotten even better. If I have one thing I can say I truly dislike about this course it is that I didn't find out about it earlier. It is a gem.
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nibowl
Experience: 27.9 years 24 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

WBDGW 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 3, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Lush green vegitation
- Cement tee pads
- Well marked
- Solid variation of distance and technical challenges

Cons:

- Long drive from Houston
- Park is under some construction
- Residences within reach of throwing errors

Other Thoughts:

Overall, this course was really quite unexpected in how fun it was to play. The amenities are numerous from the cement tee pads to the stone hole numbers. The park itself has a good amount of trees and I would suspect it is one of the shadier courses during a hot Texas summer. Many of the holes are birdie capable for those with big drives. However, most of those opportunities come with having to negotiate trees. They recently revamped the course and added in two holes to make up for some of their space being taken by park expansion. The two new holes are excellent in my opinion and add a bit of technicality to an otherwise straightforward course.
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OneBallWonder
Experience: 25.9 years 45 played 16 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great North Houston Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 28, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

An easy to follow layout with large concrete tee pads and excellent signage gives this course a truely professional feel. From long holes of 400' or more, to tight finesse shots as short as 158' this course will proivde challenges for everyone.

Unique basket placements add to challenge, and there is minimal opportunity for pedestrian or general park use to interfere with a round.

Course begins and ends very near the the parking lot. There are ample garbage cans, and the restrooms are located right near the first tee.

Cons:

There has been significant growth on a couple of holes since they were first installed. Some of the shots seem significantly tighter than they were initially intended to be.
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Midnightbiker
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.9 years 59 played 13 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 9, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful course. Lots of trees, and scenery makes this one of the nicest course in the Houston area. Great mix of short and long holes. A few tight fairways, as well as several holes that are nice and wide open. Several ace runs on this course, as well as lots of holes where you can just "rip it" and let it fly. Also a nice mix of terminal holes thrown in as well. River comes into play in #1 making this hole more of a challenge. New holes #2 and #3 add a new challenge to this already great course.

Cons:

A little hard to navigate for first timers. Can get a little crowded at times. Watch out for the house near hole number # 12. The guy in the house hates disc golf, so make sure you keep your disc off his property.

Other Thoughts:

This course is a ways from Houston, but worth the drive. One of my favorite courses to play. I don't get to play it that often, but when I do, I have a great time. If you are going to play this course , make sure you skip the park entrance, and take a right at the next street. Use that parking lot. The #18 basket is right there, so if you park there, and walk to hole #1, when you are done playing, you don't have to walk that far back to the car.
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ERicJ
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.4 years 286 played 154 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Trees, trees everywhere 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 30, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Concrete tee pads. Baskets in good shape. Decent signage and worn-in paths for navigating course makes it easy for first timers. Lots of trees necessitating accuracy. Ample parking. Minimal pedestrian interference. Occasional trash cans. Good mix of hyzer & anhyzer shots. A couple short holes offer ace runs for almost anybody. For a pro player with a great drive it's possible to birdie every hole out here.

Cons:

Cranky neighbor. Some distances unreadable on tee signs. Hole #17 (old #14) is more luck than skill. The trees have grown up into a wall that takes random luck to get through.

Other Thoughts:

This is a really nice course with a lot of technical holes, mostly because of trees and street OB's. Personally I would trade a couple of the overly-tree-filled holes for some longer holes where you can air it out. The longest hole is just over 400'.

The course is located on a flood plain from which previously flooded houses have been removed. Almost no evidence of this exists and the park is in good shape. There is some current construction on new facilities like a pavilion and restrooms that will make it even nicer.

The tournament I played there was "chaperoned" by a Parks & Rec employee to make sure the players respected the "No Trespassing" signs posted by a neighbor who is not a fan of disc golfers. Please make a good impression and respect his wishes.

UPDATE: this course was redesigned in May 2009. Old #2 changed baskets. Old #17 and #18 are gone. Two new holes were added and all holes with the exception of #1 were renumbered.
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gcrussell4
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.2 years 146 played 26 reviews
3.50 star(s)

McDade 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 24, 2008 Played the course:never

Pros:

This is a fun wooded course. The challenge out here is technical as opposed to distance related. With tall trees in this pretty city park there are plenty of tight lines and small holes. There are plenty of trashcans and facilities available so packing trash isn't something you have to worry about. Hole distance goes from as low as 150 feet to as long as 400, but the 400 footers definitely play long with all of the obstacles. Most of the holes are realistic and the lines that you should aim for are clearly defined, but there are a few exceptions. Lefties and righties should both be equally challenged as the course is well balanced. Bring your backhands, forehands, tomahawks, thumbers, pancakes, rollers, and a perfect putter and you will have no problem :).

Cons:

As mentioned earlier, there are some holes that are nearly non-existent where you just throw and pray. A couple holes have some water which can eat discs if you shank a shot, but it isn't much of a problem. Although the course is well marked, there are a few places that can be a little tricky to find the next hole on your first time out. I also wished there were a few more chances to reach back and throw your hardest. The only other negative I can think of is that one of the course's neighbors (near hole 2 and 8) is very anti disc golfer and has supposedly threatened to shoot at golfers on his property.

Other Thoughts:

To balance the angry disc golf hater man, the city is very pro-DG. It is an active park with a lot of casual players. There are even signs on the roads pointing out which exit to take to get to the disc golf course!
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